Category: Opinion

Reflecting on the past four years

Opinion

by Sheldon Bloom  When I reflect on my time at Troy University, I am reminded of the profound effect that being here has had on me. When I accepted my scholarship for the fall of 2019, I didn’t realize that I would be embarking on what might be the single greatest journey of change and self-growth that I have ever experienced.  I never imagined that my short time here would so profoundly alter me, and although it was just four short years ago, I can’t help but feel entirely different…

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The end of Tanner: a senior goodbye

Opinion

by Tanner Colvin I am not a journalism major, but for the last three years I have worked for the Tropolitan Newspaper.  I started off as a sportswriter and somehow moved up to being the Sports Editor. This position has given me more skills than some of my major classes, and I am truly grateful for that. The Trop took a big risk by making some kid who had only taken one communication class and had zero knowledge of grammar to be the Sports Editor. As an incoming freshman, I…

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Extremism is not healthy for society

Opinion

by Katie Smith The Golden Mean is an idea from the Greek philosopher Aristotle. This philosophy states that we should live in moderation, sticking to the middle between two extremes. It runs tangent with the saying “too much of anything is a bad thing.”  Humanity has come up with so many words of wisdom warning us of the same thing, and yet we don’t listen. Life feels so polarized, and the signs are everywhere. We have failed to keep a balance between our extremes, and now we live in a…

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It’s okay to be single

Opinion

by Katie Smith College is an educational institution, but apparently, it’s also the place where you’re supposed to find yourself and your life-long love. My family will constantly ask if I’ve met someone, badgering me as if I’m here for any other reason than my education. I have to laugh and shrug my shoulders, making some kind of joke about why I’m still single.  Escaping to films doesn’t help either because college coming of age movies and TV shows also put a lot of pressure on this stage of life.…

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You should respect preferred pronouns

Opinion

by Kris Harrell  Firstly, I would like to state that these stances might be controversial due to where we live. However, I believe that to those who find it controversial would benefit the most from this.  It will not kill you to use the correct pronouns for someone. It does not make you less manly, less religious, less anything. The only thing it will make you less of is less of a jerk.  The main pronouns that people have a problem with are the “gendered” pronouns, when there are a…

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